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Table 2 Effect of CSIF on serum calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P) and urinary calcium excretion in ovariectomized rats

From: The effects of Cordyceps sinensis phytoestrogen on estrogen deficiency-induced osteoporosis in Ovariectomized rats

Different groups

Urinary Ca (mg/dl)

Serum Ca (mg/dl)

Serum P (mg/dl)

Sham group

48.61 ± 4.50**

8.00 ± 1.0*

5.10 ± 0.5 **

OVX group

110.55 ± 12.2

15.93 ± 1.3

10.10 ± 0.4

CSIF-100

50.22 ± 8.55**

10.01 ± 0.4*

6.20 ± 0.2**

CSIF-50

71.22 ± 10.0*

11.10 ± 0.5*

7.99 ± 0.6*

CSIF-20

99.62 ± 12.1

13.88 ± 0 .4

8.88 ± 0.5

  1. *P <0.05 vs. OVX control; **P <0.01 vs. OVX control. (Mean ± standard deviation) (n = 10).